the link works. My heritage said that I'm 45 percent English, 15 percent Irish/Scottish/welch 25 percent Scandinavian, 6 percent western Asia (which includes Turkey, Pakistan, et al) and 4 percent Northern African. My mother's family tree is nothing but Irish names down the line and my maiden name seems more German, which was what I was expecting. It's the huge chunk of English and Scandinavian that I question, not so much the other stuff, I'm sure over the centuries there was plenty of border jumping and humping, but not even a smidgen of German? And a narrow percentage of Irish, it was surprising.

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I just can't think of any reason I'd want to do that, and especially not one that would negate the risks of giving my DNA to some corporation. (Sure, I guess they could steal it or whatever, but if they want to sell my DNA information to insurance companies or something, they should have to work for it.)

Also, I think it's kind of weird to be trusting of results too far back. What are the odds that it's even accurate? I mean, I don't know for sure, but when people talk about tracing their lineage back to the Norman Invasion or something, I am always all like, "LOL, K."

Also, I think it's kind of weird to be trusting of results too far back. What are the odds that it's even accurate? I mean, I don't know for sure, but when people talk about tracing their lineage back to the Norman Invasion or something, I am always all like, "áfeorse forðweg, êow sâmwîs hâd!"

No point, my sister did a genealogy at some point and not only were all our ancestors Dutch for as long as she could trace them, but all from the same part of the same province. I practically immigrated...

No point, my sister did a genealogy at some point and not only were all our ancestors Dutch for as long as she could trace them, but all from the same part of the same province. I practically immigrated...

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I'm going to take your word on that.

Where the hell did you find a translator, though?

Pretty sure Wats speaks Dutch and English without the need of a translator

Sneaky in-between Wats, that is. I was asking you, but it took me a really long time because I was looking for an online translator to see what you said to me. And I forgot to check to see if, like, one billion people posted during that time, see.

I just can't think of any reason I'd want to do that, and especially not one that would negate the risks of giving my DNA to some corporation. (Sure, I guess they could steal it or whatever, but if they want to sell my DNA information to insurance companies or something, they should have to work for it.)

Yes, this. Not especially interested in handing over genetic material coupled with a boatload of unblinded, individually identifiable personal information, particularly without any meaningful ability to govern the purposes for which it is subsequently used, or withdraw my consent to such uses. That is a poor privacy practice. And while I do not have any lineal descendants, if I did, it would be a pretty direct invasion of their privacy as well - about which they were never consulted and to which they never had any opportunity to give consent.

Well before this was commercialized, I remember reading that the attribution of geographic and ethnic heritage was very imprecise. I think it was well over a decade ago that I read that. I'm a little surprised to read that it's still so difficult.

EDIT: A little googering turns up that this was commercial around 2000. I didn't realize.

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Sort of related. My Niece found a stray dog and ended up adopting him. This year they had his DNA tested. Apparently the majority of his DNA is Vizsla & Chow Chow. Also he has some retriever - which we guessed and also a little corgi. lol